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Thaksin allies to return to power after election
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BANGKOK: Allies of ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra began hard
bargaining Monday in a bid to form a coalition government after
falling short of a majority in the first polls since last year’s
coup.
The generals who toppled Thaksin’s
twice-elected government have made little secret that they want to
keep supporters of the exiled self-made billionaire out of power
after trying for more than a year to erase his legacy.
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Xmas spirit in short supply for White House
candidates
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WASHINGTON: Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama on Sunday
(Monday in the Philippines) attacked his chief rival Hillary Clinton
as a polarizing throwback to 1990s battles, days before the
nail-biting 2008 race kicks off in Iowa.
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Vietnamese PM urges to step up antigraft fight
in 2008
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HANOI: Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has ordered
ministries, agencies and localities nationwide to step up their
fight against corruption next year, local newspaper Vietnam News
reported Monday.
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WORLDINBRIEF
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KUALA LUMPUR: A 5-year-old girl required 10 stitches on her
lips after a wild cat attacked her at Zoo Negara (National Zoo) in
Malaysia on Saturday, local media reported on Monday.
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